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A federal court issued a preliminary injunction preventing USCIS from accepting requests for the expansion of DACA on February 18, as originally planned. The Department of Justice will appeal the temporary injunction. Until further notice, USCIS will also suspend the…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will expand Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on Feb. 18, 2015. That will be the first day to request DACA under the revised guidelines established as part of President Obama’s recent anouncements on immigration.…

USCIS expects about 90 days for implementation of the new DACA terms, six months for Deferred Action for Parents, and perhaps even longer for the additional actions signed today. A summary of the basic DACA requirements: born prior to June…

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/11/19/tune-president-addresses-nation-immigration-reform We are expecting an expansion of the deferred action so far available only to certain minors. While not providing a path to permanent residence or citizenship, it provides a certain peace of mind and the ability to work for…

As I’ve preserved this article on my phone for over two months now, I definitely think that means I should share it. I think of my husband’s great-grandparents who came in the early 1900’s and started small businesses, of his grandfather…

Check out this blog at The Washington Post, including great links: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/06/11/wonkbook-cantors-stunning-loss-likely-means-immigration-reform-is-dead/ BY PUNEET KOLLIPARA June 11 at 8:48 AM Welcome to Wonkbook, Wonkblog’s morning policy news primer by Puneet Kollipara. To subscribe by e-mail, click here. Send comments,…

Be sure to read this opinion piece by Matthew J. Slaughter printed in the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303802104579451122421049340?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303802104579451122421049340.html How America Loses a Job Every 43 Seconds: For every immigrant hired at technology companies, an average of five additional employees are…

http://www.rollcall.com/news/good_news_for_immigration_it_is_an_election_year_commentary-230596-1.html?pg=1 By Lynden Melmed Feb. 3, 2014, 5 a.m. Opponents of immigration reform say it has no chance of passing in an election year. History suggests they are wrong. A review of 81 immigration laws enacted over the past 50…